My name is Rana Adamchick, and I was born and raised in New York. I originally started out as an apprentice to a painting contractor, where I learned to use color and shadows to accentuate my work. Eventually, I opened my own contracting business, located in California. Later, I began painting on canvas, and doing photography work for others. During the course of my lifetime, I gave birth to 5 beautiful children, and with each child my life altered. I guess you could say that each child made me look at life in a little different way. I would...more